urban dwelling

Metropolitan living space

An urban dwelling is a residence located in a city or densely populated area.

The term appears in housing policy, real estate, and urban planning contexts: Urban dwellings in the downtown core command premium prices.

It encompasses apartments, condominiums, townhouses, and single-family homes within city limits.

Related
  • apartmentRented unit in building
  • flatLacking vertical variation
  • condoOwned multi-unit dwelling
  • loftSpace beneath the roof
  • tenementMulti-unit urban dwelling

high rise building · thin walls · highrise · skyline · concrete · neighbors · fire escape · rent · rent control · lease · corner store · subway · sirens · streetlights · balcony · elevator · buzzer · doorman

Opposites
settlement type/location

urban dwellingrural housing

Dwellings outside cities

country home · farmhouse · remote cabin · wilderness cabin · rural homestead

lifestyle/living mode

urban dwellingoff-grid home

Home without utility connections

homestead · wilderness retreat · tent · yurt

population density/setting

urban dwellingcountry home

Residence in rural areas

farmhouse · rural housing · country cottage · ranch house · homestead

Family

urban, urbanite, urbane, urbanely, urbanity, urbanize, urbanization, suburban, suburbanite

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